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Beer all the time: Riverbend Malt House, Brewgrass, etc.

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Just had this story about the first Southeastern Malt House published in Mountain Xpress. Here’s an excerpt: Brent Manning and Brian Simpson want to take drinking local to a whole other level with their new malt house in West Asheville. Think about it. You may support local breweries by quaffing their beers, but some ingredients [...]

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Start early, train hard

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Asheville’s oldest and most famous beer festival, Brewgrass, isn’t on tap until the third Saturday in September. Even so, you can start training now. Training, you ask? Yes, indeed. Because in order to taste around 200 beers in seven hours, you need to be in the best beer drinking shape possible. In order to help [...]

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Brewgasms at Brewgrass

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Yes, I had multiple brewgasms at Asheville’s Brewgrass Festival last weekend. Unlike the guy who was taking notes on his IPhone during one of my Beer Goddess tours (I allowed some Beer Gods to come along), I’ll have to rely on my suds-fueled memory. So I might leave a couple out (Sorry brewer friends. You [...]

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Brewgrass video preview

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Brewgrass organizer, Jimi Rentz, and I talk about Brewgrass. Thanks to Out of the Box Productions for, well, production. And thanks to Jimi for letting me play behind the bar at Barley’s!

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Brewgrass Approaches

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Just a few more days until the granddaddy of Asheville (and dare I say Southeastern?) beer fests: Brewgrass! (Brewer list at this link). Here’s the story I wrote about the fest for this week’s Mountain Xpress, titled “Bringing in the Brew Bucks.” Yep, it covers some of the economic impact of the fest. In other [...]

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Brews News: how much are you getting for your cash?

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This week’s Brews News updates and revisits the Honest Pint Project, at least for some Asheville drinking haunts. There’s also some news about Asheville’s Oktoberfest celebration. Mark your calendars for Oct. 9. I’ll have more information about that party and some fun contests they’re running in the next couple of weeks. I really have been [...]

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Beer Naming Contest! (Re)name this beer to win Brewgrass tickets and more

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UPDATE: You have until midnight tonight (Aug. 15) to put your beer names in the hat. Go get ‘em, beer lovers. Here’s your chance to claim the glory of naming an Asheville brew. For years, Asheville Brewing Company’s excellent brown ale has been called simply Scottish Ale. But company president Mike Rangel says he prefers [...]

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Brewgrass and Beer City Fest tix on sale tonight

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UPDATE: Brewgrass tickets sold out on-line in 21 hours. Wow. Tickets for Beer City Festival are still available here. Barley’s may have some extra Brewgrass tickets for sale for locals. Looking forward to both festivals! Alright, beer lovers, time to get your Asheville beer fest tickets. Technical glitches postponed on-line sales of Brewgrass and Beer [...]

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